City profile

Cotonou, Benin

City waste generation, collection, composition, treatment and system statistics for Cotonou, Benin.

Indicator year 2021Sub-Saharan AfricaLMIC

Municipal waste generated531.8kg per person · 2021 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported value

Collection coverage68%2021 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · population coverage

Municipal recycling rate—No published value

Uncollected waste50%2021 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Open dumping—No published value

Sanitary landfill—No published value

Waste composition

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2021 · reported material shares

No published split is available for this profile.

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2021 · reported treatment and disposal shares

Controlled landfill50%

Uncollected50%

Primary collectionDoor-to-door collection: waste collector knocks on door or rings doorbell and waits for resident to bring waste

Collection operatorMixed public-private

Collection modelMunicipal

Local waste rulesNo

Long-term master planYes

Information systemNo